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safe-rm.sh
#!/bin/sh
for arg; do
realarg="$(realpath "$arg")"
case "$realarg" in
/|/usr|/var|/etc|/home|/bin|/lib|/lib64|/boot|/opt|/media|/root)
echo "refusing to remove $realarg" 1>&2
exit 100
;;
esac
done
exec /bin/rm --one-file-system --preserve-root "$@"
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